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Supreme Grand Chapter.
Supreme Grand Chapter .
The Annual Convocation of the Supreme Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch , for the appointment and investiture of the Grand Officers of the year and the transaction of the ordinary business , was held at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday , ist May . M . E . Comp . the Right Hon . W . W . B . Beach ,
Grand J ., presided . Charters for four new chapters were granted , and the removal of others from their present places of meeting was sanctioned . An appeal case from Jersey , which was decided in favour of the appellant , completed the routine business of the meeting . The following Grand Officers for the ensuing year were
then appointed : — Comp . Earl Amherst ... ... Pro Grand Z . ,, the Earl of Warwick ... Grand H . „ Right Hon . W . W . B . Beach ... Grand J . ,, Edward Letch worth ... ... Grand Scribe E .
,, the Rev . F . B . N . Norman Lee , i r . , . ., -. ' -, -Grand Scribe N . M . A . ... ... ... ! ,, Sir George D . Harris ... Pres . Com . G . Purps . ,, Horace Brooks Marshall , M . A .... Grand Treasurer . ,, John Strachan , K . C . ... ... Grand Registrar .
Comp . John V . Vesey Fitzgerald , K . C ... Dep . G . Registrar . ,, Rev . A . C . Hervey , M . A . ... Prin . Grand Soj . ,, F . Woodhouse Braine , F . R . C . S . ¦ > . „ , ,, . " ' . Asst . Grand Sois . ,, Lieut .-Col . C R . Lyne ... ' C D . Cheetham ... ... Grand Swd . Br .
,, T . Taylor ... ... ... Dep . Grand Swd . Br . „ P . Scralchlev , M . A . ... ... ' ,, E . Roehrich ... ... „ W . A . Dawson ... ... ' , , , „ T i -p i- -.-.- 11-11 Grand Std . Brs . John I . C \\ mklield .... ,, W . Barlow Morgan ... ...
., J . Robertson Reep ... ..., Frank Richardson ... ... G . Dir . of Cers . „ F . A . Powell ... ... Dep . G . D . of Cers . ,, H . J . Lardner ... ... \ ] . J . Simcox ... ... - - ' AGDof Cers
r , -... . ,, G . F . Lancaster ... ... i W . Kipps ... ... ... / H . Walmslev Little , Mus . Doc .... Grand Organist . „ William Lake ... ... Asst . Grand S . E . Henry Sadler ... ... Grand Janitor .
A Lodge Of Sorrow.
A Lodge of Sorrow .
THE LODGE ROOM ( EAST VIEW ) .
At Reefton ( a gold mining centre in New Zealand ) , in commemoration of the death of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria , the Pacific Lodge of Reefton , No . 1453 ( E . C ) , and the Robert Burns Lodge , No . 50 ( N . Z . C ) , conjointly held a "Lodge of Sorrow" on Sunday afternoon , the 17 th of
February last , and a large number of the Craft attended . The lodge was most elaborately draped in Royal mourning ( purple and black ) , and with the British flags and the Starspangled banner of America drooped , produced a thrilling and appropriate effect . The solemn service was very ably conducted by the Worshipful Master of each Constitution ,
assisted by their Past Masters , and an eloquent address on the life of Her late Majesty , and a Masonic addressupon " Light and Rest " were delivered by old Past Masters . The musical portion of the service and the hymns , " Days and Moments , " " My God my Father , " " Lead kindly Light , " "
and " For ever with the Lord , " were most impressively rendered by the choir . At the conclusion of the ceremony the brethren gave Grand honours to the memory of the late Queen . We have pleasure in reproducing the above photographskindly sent us by Bro . E . Larkin , of Reefton , New Zealand .
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Supreme Grand Chapter.
Supreme Grand Chapter .
The Annual Convocation of the Supreme Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch , for the appointment and investiture of the Grand Officers of the year and the transaction of the ordinary business , was held at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday , ist May . M . E . Comp . the Right Hon . W . W . B . Beach ,
Grand J ., presided . Charters for four new chapters were granted , and the removal of others from their present places of meeting was sanctioned . An appeal case from Jersey , which was decided in favour of the appellant , completed the routine business of the meeting . The following Grand Officers for the ensuing year were
then appointed : — Comp . Earl Amherst ... ... Pro Grand Z . ,, the Earl of Warwick ... Grand H . „ Right Hon . W . W . B . Beach ... Grand J . ,, Edward Letch worth ... ... Grand Scribe E .
,, the Rev . F . B . N . Norman Lee , i r . , . ., -. ' -, -Grand Scribe N . M . A . ... ... ... ! ,, Sir George D . Harris ... Pres . Com . G . Purps . ,, Horace Brooks Marshall , M . A .... Grand Treasurer . ,, John Strachan , K . C . ... ... Grand Registrar .
Comp . John V . Vesey Fitzgerald , K . C ... Dep . G . Registrar . ,, Rev . A . C . Hervey , M . A . ... Prin . Grand Soj . ,, F . Woodhouse Braine , F . R . C . S . ¦ > . „ , ,, . " ' . Asst . Grand Sois . ,, Lieut .-Col . C R . Lyne ... ' C D . Cheetham ... ... Grand Swd . Br .
,, T . Taylor ... ... ... Dep . Grand Swd . Br . „ P . Scralchlev , M . A . ... ... ' ,, E . Roehrich ... ... „ W . A . Dawson ... ... ' , , , „ T i -p i- -.-.- 11-11 Grand Std . Brs . John I . C \\ mklield .... ,, W . Barlow Morgan ... ...
., J . Robertson Reep ... ..., Frank Richardson ... ... G . Dir . of Cers . „ F . A . Powell ... ... Dep . G . D . of Cers . ,, H . J . Lardner ... ... \ ] . J . Simcox ... ... - - ' AGDof Cers
r , -... . ,, G . F . Lancaster ... ... i W . Kipps ... ... ... / H . Walmslev Little , Mus . Doc .... Grand Organist . „ William Lake ... ... Asst . Grand S . E . Henry Sadler ... ... Grand Janitor .
A Lodge Of Sorrow.
A Lodge of Sorrow .
THE LODGE ROOM ( EAST VIEW ) .
At Reefton ( a gold mining centre in New Zealand ) , in commemoration of the death of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria , the Pacific Lodge of Reefton , No . 1453 ( E . C ) , and the Robert Burns Lodge , No . 50 ( N . Z . C ) , conjointly held a "Lodge of Sorrow" on Sunday afternoon , the 17 th of
February last , and a large number of the Craft attended . The lodge was most elaborately draped in Royal mourning ( purple and black ) , and with the British flags and the Starspangled banner of America drooped , produced a thrilling and appropriate effect . The solemn service was very ably conducted by the Worshipful Master of each Constitution ,
assisted by their Past Masters , and an eloquent address on the life of Her late Majesty , and a Masonic addressupon " Light and Rest " were delivered by old Past Masters . The musical portion of the service and the hymns , " Days and Moments , " " My God my Father , " " Lead kindly Light , " "
and " For ever with the Lord , " were most impressively rendered by the choir . At the conclusion of the ceremony the brethren gave Grand honours to the memory of the late Queen . We have pleasure in reproducing the above photographskindly sent us by Bro . E . Larkin , of Reefton , New Zealand .